Kaeley Auge, 20, of Ionia, entered a plea of guilty to one count of possession of methamphetamine in Ionia County 8th Circuit Court Tuesday.

The charge carries a possible sentence of up to 10 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $15,000. Pursuant to a Killebrew agreement, Auge would be sentenced to the bottom end of the guidelines, after those are determined through a pre-sentence investigation, plus fines, costs and fees.

The incident took place Dec. 4 in Danby Township, when Michigan State Police troopers were called in to assist officers from Eaton County and allegedly found Auge and a codefendant cooking meth. Auge told the court that she had components with meth residue on them.

At the time of her arrest, Auge was assigned to the Eaton County Drug Court. Her attorney, Gail Benda, told Judge David Hoort she hoped Auge would be allowed to continue her participation there when she is on probation.

Mark Huhn

In another matter, Mark Huhn, 38, of Portland, was sentenced to spend six months in the Ionia County Jail by Judge David Hoort in Ionia County 8th Circuit Court Tuesday.

Huhn was charged one count of fleeing and eluding (from a police officer) and one count of operating while intoxicated for an incident that occurred April 3 in Portland Township. According to court records, his blood alcohol content was .27. The legal limit is .08.

Huhn's attorney, Michael Honeywell, told the court his client has made "a great deal of progress" since the beginning of the case and has been participating in the Straight Street program in Ionia since his release from jail. He asked the judge to follow sentencing guidelines of zero to nine months.

Hoort asked Ionia County Prosecutor Ron Schafer why Huhn wasn't charged under Michigan's "super drunk" law and operating while intoxicating-third offense. Schafer said the prior offenses were outside of the seven-year window for consideration in charging.

Hoort gave Huhn the opportunity to withdraw his plea.

"I'm not going to follow the recommendations," Hoort said, adding that just because his priors for driving while impaired were outside the window, "doesn't mean you should get the benefit of no prior convictions. You should be punished for your prior offenses and the extremely high blood alcohol (content) in your system."

Hoort asked the probation department official what the sentencing guidelines would have been if Huhn had been charged with operating while intoxicated-third offense. She said the guideline would be five to 23 months.

Honeywell said Huhn was willing to accept the sentence, but asked for 24 hours to put his affairs in order before turning himself in to the jail.

Page 2 of 2 - "There are too many things that could go wrong," Schafer said, objecting to the request. "If something happens, I would not want to be in the position to have concurred with that."

Hoort reminded Huhn that he was intoxicated when he caused an accident in a parking lot, and that after he was given a ride to the hospital and arranged for someone from work to take him home, he left.

"It may happen again when someone is trying to do you a favor," Hoort said when he denied the request. "I can't take that chance of you drinking and driving."

Huhn received credit for 27 days served. He also received five years of probation and must pay fines, costs, fees and restitution. In addition, he must attend AA twice a week and serve 480 hours of community service. Upon his release from jail, he must wear an electronic tracking device and his car will be immobilized for one year.